Officials introduce World Expo 2010 Shanghai to college students.

College students listen attentively.

To tap into the collective talents of young people in the search for the best design for the World Expo mascot, officials of the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination have visited 190 universities in 30 cities in China.

As well as promoting the World Expo, they also talked face-to-face with more than 500 teachers and thousands of students and collected many useful suggestions and creative ideas.

Shanghai has sent out a general invitation seeking suggestions for the design of the Expo mascot and has received an enthusiastic response from people both at home and broad.

The deadline to submit the suggested design is May 31 and the announcement of final result is expected by the end of this year.